Blotting device



July 12, 1932. R. ERNST BLOTTING DEVICE Filed March 18, 1951- Fig.4

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Patented July 12, 1932 UNITED STATES RICHARD ERNST, OF REICHENBACH, NEARWALDHEIM, GERMANY BLOTTING DEVICE Application filed March 18, 1931.Serial No.

The object of the present invention is to produce a blotting devicewhereby a large portion of wet writing can easily be covered and wherebya uniform utilization of the blotting paper can be achieved, and theinvention consists in the provision of a roller covered with theblotting paper and of a forked handle wherein said roller is rotatablymounted.

The paper may be attached either to an integral roller or to a rollerdivided into hingedly connected parts adapted to clamp the ends of thepaper strip between them.

Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing represents a sectional top view ofone form of the blotting device,

Fig. 2 is a view of a blotting roller divided into two halves,

Fig. 3 is another end view showing the parts opened out, and

Fig. 4 is a view of part of the handle.

The blotting device comprises a roller which is covered with felt I) asa resilient support for a strip of blotting paper 0. i

In the arrangement shown in Fig. l the roller is integral and formedwith an axial bore d for the reception of the inturned ends a of a wirefork f, the latter serving as a handle whereby the roller can be passedquickly over long stretches of writing. The paper 0 may be cut from astrip in lengths corresponding to the circumference of the roller. Thetwo ends can be joined on the roller by means of a gummed paper striparranged between the paper strip and the felt sup port 6.

As an alternative, the roller may be provided with a recess to receivethe ends of the blotting paper strip and with a clamping device forholding the paper in position.

The fork f is adapted to maintain itself in a spread-out position, asshown in Fig. 4c, allowing it to be easily attached to and removed fromthe roller. A hand-grip g is F provided with a bore into which the shankpart of the fork is inserted and wherein the fork members are pressedtogether for the proper engagement of the fork with the roller.

The roller may be divided axially, as

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shown in Figs. 2 and 3, into two halves i and k which are connected atone side by a hinge or hinges m. This arrangement allows the ends of theblotting paper strip to be tucked in between the two halves, as shown inFig. 2, and clamped in position. The clamping effect is preferablyobtained by means of a coil spring 0 one end of which is pivoted to ascrew n on one part, the other end being hooked for connection to asimilar screw on the other part. For the connection of the roller to thehandle, one half of the roller is provided at the ends with sleeves 20adapted to receive the ends 6 of the wire fork. The sleeves may beconnected to the roller by means of screws and fastening plates as shownin Fig. 2.

The roller may be made of any suitable material and may be made hollowfor lightness. The metal parts may be plated, and the entire device maybe ornamented as desired.

The construction of the clamping device and of the handle may bemodified without departing from the principle of the invention.

I claim:

The combination with a blotting roller divided into two hingedlyconnected halves, of

a wire fork whose members are formed with pivot pins for the roller andtend to maintain so themselves in a spread-out position, a hand gripadapted to be slipped on to said fork for clamping the members together,studs connected to the end faces of one half of said roller, and tensionsprings pivoted to t the end faces of the other half of the roller andadapted to be hooked on to said studs.

' RICHARD ERNST.

